by Twisted Eternal Wolvetta
SQUALL
Slumber
"How is she doing?" Sarah spoke with concern. Located within the wards of the underground lab, they murmured softly. The facility had always been lonely and silent. But tonight it had another air about it.
"She's… calmer, at least." The Zipangese royal slid a hand down her cheek. Mai was absolutely exhausted. In the past thirty hours, she had slept for only one of these.
"But how are you?" Sarah questioned, clasping a palm to the elder's shoulder. "Look at you, Mai. You're on the verge of collapsing! This can't continue, you need to look after yourself."
"How am I supposed to do that, Sarah? You know every single otome has been affected because of this pointless war. So many of us are dead. We don't even have a principal!" They had lost their second column, and it was possible they were losing their third.
Pulling away from the blonde, Mai rubbed at her eyes harshly. The low hum of machinery invaded her ears, disturbing her. Suddenly, she could hear her blood flow through her head, unsettling her further.
Within her ears, she felt the beat of her heart, and her brows furrowed.
"Mai?" Sarah piped, making her jump.
"S-sorry. Everything is just so… chaotic." The redhead sighed. Falling silent, she watched their medical scientist type away at her holographic laptop. The tall woman had become so stoic and introverted. This hadn't affected her work quality, but…
"Laura and Rosalie are still in comas." The Ariesian column uttered absentmindedly. Rummaging inside a pocket, she retrieved a phone. Sliding across its touch-screen, she activated it, the monitor flashing brightly.
Leaning her back against the wall beside Sarah, Mai's shoulders slumped. She nodded quietly in response to her, sliding down the wall. Sitting, she clasped her face in her hands, closing her eyes.
Nothing felt positive to her. Maybe it was her exhaustion talking, but even so, it worried her to no end. She was a passionate, and ambitious meister. Yet currently she felt herself quickly becoming cynical; disinterested.
When Shizuru was to awaken next, what would Mai even tell her? Of course there was the underlying issue of Shizuru's mental health. Though this accounted for all of them. Every otome had been disastrously impacted by this war.
What's worse, none of them could escape Guadeloupe. It was their very bloodline in society. If anything, it was like the concept of prison. When an otome left their duties, they were thrown head-first into a different world. If Mai was to return to Zipang, it would've changed so drastically, she wouldn't recognize it.
"Does… Guadeloupe need to change?" She pondered aloud.
Or did they all need to?
AUTHOR'S NOTES
I should really get my two other oneshots finished. But… Squall.
REVIEWS
Sombereyes: I'm still finding it strange how I'm managing these chapters like this. As you know about Rena, the chapters are insanely big. But here you'd realistically get nothing in detail. It's like picking on bones compared to a feast. Yet here I am doing this.
